cholestasis

[ koh-luh-stey-sis, -stas-is, kol-uh- ]

/ ˌkoʊ ləˈsteɪ sɪs, -ˈstæs ɪs, ˌkɒl ə- /

noun Pathology.

total or partial suppression of the flow of bile.

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Words nearby cholestasis

choleriform, cholerine, choleroid, cholerrhagia, cholerrhagic, cholestasis, cholestatic jaundice, cholesteatoma, cholesteremia, cholesteric, cholesterin

Origin of cholestasis

First recorded in 1930–35; chole- + stasis

OTHER WORDS FROM cholestasis

cho·le·stat·ic

[koh-luh-stat-ik, kol-uh-] /ˌkoʊ ləˈstæt ɪk, ˌkɒl ə-/, adjective